Automatic dual battery charger mobile communication apparatus

ABSTRACT

A mobile communication apparatus securely attached to a person or a subject to be monitored, wherein said apparatus utilizes first and a second internal batteries to provide power to the mobile communication apparatus electronic circuitry, a detachable battery used to charge the first internal battery, and the first internal battery provides power the tracking device electronic circuitry and charges the second internal battery. Wherein when the first internal battery is been charged by the detachable battery, the mobile communication apparatus is operative by the second internal battery power. And when the second internal battery is been charged by the detachable battery, the mobile communication device becomes operative by the first internal battery power. 
     The mobile communication apparatus further may contain a positioning locator receiver used to determine the location of the mobile communication apparatus, and may be securely attached with a tamper detection circuitry to a person or a subject to be monitored.

BACKGROUNF OF THE INVENTION

There are many battery charging methods used in to-days portable or usercarry on electronic communication devices. Such one commonly knownsystem found in mobile phones or note book PC, note pads, trackingapparatuses or other portable electronic devices, wherein the mobilecommunication device contains an internal battery and when the batterygoes low the user plug's the communication device to an A/C outlet orcar cigarette lighter plug to charge the battery to operate the device.Unfortunately this method is not practical in use primarily when themobile communication device battery goes low and the user has no accessto an A/C outlet neither to a car cigarette lighter adaptor to chargethe battery, in such conditions the mobile communication device becomesuseless.

In event if such mobile communication devices were to use inapplications wherein the communication device required to be securelyattached to a person such as an offender, in this case when thecommunication device battery goes low the offender will be stranded atleast for 3 hours to an A/C outlet or to a vehicle cigarette lighteradapter to charge the mobile communication device battery, and ifhappens that the offender is located in an area where there is no A/Coutlet or car cigarette lighter adaptor to charge the tracking devicebattery, the offender's mobile communication device becomes un operativeand the offender falsely will be in a violation condition.

Recently there have been new improved methods used to overcome thisproblem, such that when a mobile communication device internal batterygoes low, the user can plug an external detachable battery to supplypower to the mobile communication apparatus electronic circuitry, andcharge the mobile communication internal battery, the external batteryduring charging the internal battery additionally have to provide powerto the wireless communication electronic circuitry, thus putting theexternal battery under hi current discharge condition, by supplyingpower to charge the internal battery and simultaneously supplying powerto the communication device electronic circuitry, the current drain willbe hi in particularly when the mobile communication initiates anoutgoing call wherein hi current is consumed from the battery, as commonknowledge the higher current battery discharge condition will shortenthe battery cell live. In addition the use of such teaching cannotprovide secure mobile communication device operation all the time, incase if the mobile communication device internal battery becomesexhausted and does not hold charge, then the mobile communication devicebecomes un-operative and useless wherein when the external battery isdisconnected for purpose of charging.

One such teaching is found in prior at U.S. Pat. No. 7,804,412 toDerrick, wherein teaches use of a tracking communication device securelyattached to the user, wherein the internal battery is within thehousing, and a detachable battery re-movably secured to the housing,which provides power to the tracking device and simultaneously charges asingle internal battery upon being secured to the tamper resistanthousing, whereas the internal battery is adapted to provide power to thetracking device only when the detachable battery is disconnected ordepleted.

Contrary to the present invention wherein the communication apparatuscontains two internal battery, and the external detachable battery isused for the purpose of charging the 1^(st) internal battery only, andthe first internal battery is used to supply power to the mobilecommunication apparatus and charge the second internal battery. Thepresent invention detachable battery does not provide power to thetracking device electronic circuitry as illustrated in U.S. Pat. No.7,804,412 to Derrick which does. And the present invention utilizes abattery condition detection circuitry which is configured to controlbattery charging circuitry and activate signaling circuitry wherein the1^(st) internal battery condition becomes a low threshold point, for theuser to attached the detachable battery to charge the internal firstbattery, and activate the signaling device if the 1^(st) internalbattery during charge procedure does not get charged at a set batterycharge level, to ascertain the 1^(st) internal battery hold enoughcharge to operate the mobile communication electronic circuitry andcharge the internal 2nd battery to a set level for a set period of time.

There for it is the primary objective of the present invention mobilecommunication apparatus, designed to utilizes a 1^(st) and a 2^(nd)internal batteries to provide power to the mobile communication deviceelectronic circuitry, and uses a detachable battery or other attachablewireless power source to charge the 1^(st) internal battery, and the 1stinternal battery provides power to the communication device electroniccircuitry and charges the 2^(nd) internal battery. Wherein when thedetachable battery is charging the 1st internal battery, the detachablebattery does not supply power to the communication apparatus circuitry,while the apparatus 2nd internal battery providing power to theapparatus electronic circuitry. And when the second internal battery isbeen charged by the detachable battery, the mobile communication devicefirst internal battery is providing power to the apparatus electroniccircuitry, there for the present invention teaching prolongs thedetachable battery cell life, and by the use of 1^(st) and 2^(nd)internal battery after low battery detection signaling device warning itprovides prolong time for the user to charge the detachable battery inan external battery charger cradle. Contrary to the prior art teachingwherein the use of single internal battery the low battery detectionsignal may no provide apple time for the user to charge the internalbattery, such as if the user is not near an external battery chargercradle device, and the user receives a low internal battery detectionsignals, which may not allow enough time for the user to reach to adetachable battery charger, there for the tracking apparatus will besignaling the low battery condition to a monitoring station, andeventually the apparatus stop functioning he or she will be in aviolation condition.

And it is another objective of the present invention to have 1^(st)internal and second internal low battery detection circuitry and batterycharging circuitry, which upon detecting 1st internal low batterycondition, utilizes the detachable battery power for the batterycharging circuitry automatically to charge the mobile communicationapparatus first internal battery while the apparatus is powered by thesecondary internal battery, and the internal 1^(st) internal batteryautomatically charges the 2^(nd) internal battery while the apparatus ispowered by the first internal battery. And the present inventionapparatus is configured to generate alert signal(s) to the user upondetection of low battery condition, for the user to attach or insert adetachable battery, or use an external wireless power source to chargethe low internal 1^(st) battery. And the present invention mobilecommunication apparatus processor is configured to broadcast a signal toa monitoring station when the internal second battery level becomes low,such that apparatus internal battery condition is nearing to becomeexhausted. In addition the present invention mobile communicationapparatus may generate alerting signal to the user when the detachablebattery or external wireless power source becomes low or disconnected.

It is another objective of the present invention utilizes a user carryon mobile communication apparatus securely attached to a person to bemonitored, which comprises; a housing containing at least 1^(st) and 2ndinternal batteries, each providing power to the apparatus electroniccircuitry, wherein both internal batteries are located within thehousing; and a detachable battery attached or inserted into the housing.Wherein the detachable battery is used to charge the 1^(st) internalbattery upon being attached or inserted to the apparatus housing; Inaddition the internal batteries provide power to the apparatus when thedetachable battery is disconnected or depleted, and charges the 2^(nd)internal battey. The present invention apparatus contains a processorhaving low internal 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal battery detectioncircuitry, and a detachable low battery detection circuitry, a batterycharging circuitry to charge both internal batteries, a batteryswitching circuitry used to switch from the 1^(st) internal battery to2^(nd) internal battery to provide power to the apparatus electroniccircuitry wherein when the external battery is charging the 1^(st)internal battery.

It is another objective of the present invention utilizes a mobilecommunication apparatus having an electronic circuitry powered by thefirst internal battery, and when the first internal battery conditionbecomes low, the processor detects the low battery condition and theprocessor accordingly adapts the detachable battery to charge the firstinternal battery, and the processor battery switching circuitry adaptsthe second internal battery to provide power to the mobile communicationapparatus electronic circuitry.

And wherein the second internal battery condition becomes low, theprocessor detects the low battery condition and the processoraccordingly adapts the 1^(st) internal battery to automatically chargethe second internal battery, and the processor battery switchingcircuitry adapts the first internal battery to provide power to themobile communication apparatus electronic circuitry.

It is another objective of the present invention wherein the mobilecommunication apparatus electronic circuitry is powered by the firstinternal battery, and when the first internal battery becomes low, theprocessor detects the low battery condition and the processor initiatesthe signaling device to produce an alert signal to notify the user toattach or insert a charged up detachable battery to charge the internalfirst battery.

And wherein when the second internal battery becomes low, the processordetects the 2^(nd) internal low battery condition and the processorinitiates the signaling device to produce an alert signal to notify theuser to attach or insert a charged up detachable battery to charge the1^(st) internal battery and after detecting first internal battery fullycharge up condition, the processor stops the detachable battery chargingthe first internal battery, and start connects the 1^(st) internalbattery power to charge the 2^(nd) internal battery.

And further objective of the present invention to utilize a signalingdevice which is configured to initiate an alert signal to notify theuser that the detachable battery has reached a predetermined low powerlevel; for the user to recharge the detachable battery by the use of anexternal charger.

And further objective of the present invention is to provide anapparatus containing a positioning locator such as a GPS receiver, orcellular, or RF radio transceiver used to coordinate the apparatuslocation, and it utilizes the cellular, satellite or radio frequencycommunication module to communicate with a monitoring station, and theapparatus may have a tamper detection housing attached to a person or anobject, with a removal or tamper detection circuitry, or a tamperdetection strap may be used to attached the apparatus to a person or anobject, to securely locate individuals or objects under surveillance.The present invention teaching provides the user ability to charge themobile communication internal batteries in remote locations, andprovides a first or second internal battery to supply power to themobile communication apparatus electronic circuitry, when the firstinternal battery is being charged by a detachable battery, the secondinternal battery providing power to the tracking apparatus electroniccircuitry.

SUMMERY OF THE INVENTION

A mobile communication apparatus securely attached to a person to bemonitored, wherein the apparatus utilizes two internal batteries toprovide power to the mobile communication device electronic circuitry,and a detachable battery is used to charge the 1^(st) internal battery.Wherein when the first internal battery is being charged by thedetachable battery, the mobile communication device is operative by thesecond internal battery power. And when the second internal battery isbeen charged by the 1^(st) internal battery, the mobile communicationdevice becomes operative by the first internal battery power. The mobilecommunication apparatus of the present invention contain low batterydetection circuitry to detect the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal low batterycondition and activate a signaling circuitry to warn the user to chargethe 1^(st) internal battery with an external detachable battery, themobile communication apparatus may transmit the apparatus 2^(nd)internal battery detection to a monitoring station.

The mobile communication apparatus may contain a positioning locatorreceiver which is configured to determine the location of the mobilecommunication apparatus location and transmit the location informationby wirelessly means to a monitoring station. And the mobilecommunication device may have a tamper detection circuitry.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG: 1. Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the 1st internal batteryis low condition or empty, and the second internal battery is lowcondition or empty, the battery charging circuitry is charging the firstinternal battery using power from the detachable battery, as thedetachable battery is attached. The battery charging circuitry is notusing 1^(st) internal battery power to charge the 2^(nd) internalbattery. And the power switching circuitry is not supplying power to theapparatus electronic circuitry.

FIG: 2. Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the 1^(st) internalbattery is fully charged, and the 2nd battery is low condition or empty.The battery charging circuitry start using power from the 1^(st)internal battery to charge the second internal battery, and stopcharging 1^(st) internal battery, and the power switching circuitry issupplying power to the apparatus electronic circuitry from the 1^(st)internal battery.

FIG: 3 Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the 1^(st) and 2^(nd)internal batteries are fully charged, and the battery charging circuitryis not charging 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal battery. And the powerswitching circuitry supplying power from the 1^(st) internal battery, tothe apparatus processor electronic circuitry.

FIG. 4 Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the low battery detectioncircuitry detecting 1^(st) internal low battery condition, and theprocessor battery charging circuitry using the detachable battery powerto start charging the first internal battery, while the power switchingcircuitry is providing power from the 2^(nd) internal battery to theapparatus electronic circuitry.

FIG. 5 Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the battery chargingcircuitry stop charging the 1^(st) internal battery since the detachablebattery during charging process is removed or become exhausted, and theprocessor activating the 1^(st) internal low battery condition signalingdevice, while the power switching circuitry is providing power from the2nd internal battery to the apparatus electronic circuitry.

FIG: 6 Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the detachable batter isnot present or empty, the battery charging circuitry is not able tocharge the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal battery, and the 2^(nd) internalbattery is low, the processor is activating 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internallow detection signaling device. Wyle power switching circuitry isproviding power from the 2^(nd) internal battery to the apparatuselectronic circuitry. And the apparatus electronic circuitry,transmitting a 2^(nd) internal low battery condition detection signal toa monitoring station.

FIG. 7. Is a block diagram flow chart wherein the detachable battery islow or empty, the low detachable battery detection circuitry detectinglow detachable battery condition, and the power switching circuitry isconnected to 1^(st) internal battery to provide power to the electroniccircuitry. And the battery charging circuitry is not charging the1^(st), 2^(nd) internal battery, the processor activating the detachablelow battery detection signaling device circuitry.

FIG: 8 Illustrates a mobile communication apparatus containing twointernal batteries, and one detachable, which it is securely attached bya strap to a person or subject to be monitored having a tamper detectionhousing and a removal tamper detection strap.

FIG: 9 Illustrates a mobile communication apparatus containing twointernal batteries, and one detachable battery, which is securelyattached to a person or subject to be monitored having a tamperdetection housing and a removal tamper detection sensor.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention mobile communication apparatus FIG. 8, 9, having ahousing 24 contains a first internal battery FIG. 1, 21 and a secondinternal battery 22, both batteries are low or in empty condition, andthe power switching circuitry 50 is not connecting 1^(st) or 2^(nd)internal battery 21, 22 to the apparatus processor electronic circuitry60, 10, there for both internal batteries 21, 22 are not supplying powerto the communication apparatus electronic circuitry 60, 10. The batterycharging 40 processor 10 is charging the 1^(st) internal battery 21using power from the detachable battery 20 as a power source, and thebattery charging circuitry 40 processor 10 is not using power from the1^(st) internal battery 21 to charge the 2^(nd) internal battery.

Wherein when the first battery 21 becomes fully charged the processor10, 1^(st) battery condition detection circuitry 30 detects 1^(st)internal battery 21 Hi level charged condition, the processor 10 sends asignal to the battery charging circuitry FIG. 2, 40 to stop charging the1^(st) internal battery 21, and start charging the 2^(nd) internalbattery 22 using power from the 1^(st) internal battery. And the powerswitching circuitry is providing power from the 1^(st) internalbatteries 21, to the communication apparatus electronic circuitry.

Wherein when the 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal battery FIG. 3, detectioncircuitry 30, 31 detects Hi 1^(st) and 2^(nd) internal batteries 21, 22condition, the signaling device 70 indicates 1^(st) and 2^(nd) batterycharged up, and the power switching circuitry 50 provides power from the1^(st) internal battery 21 to the apparatus processor electroniccircuitry 60. And supplies power to the battery charger processorcircuitry, so if the user remove the detachable battery for charging,the 1^(st) internal battery 21 will provide power to the batterycharging processor 10 circuitry.

Wherein when the 1st internal battery 21, condition becomes low FIG. 4the mobile communication apparatus 1^(st) low battery 21 detectioncircuitry 30 detects 1^(st) low battery 21 condition, the processor 10activates the 1^(st) low battery detection signaling device 70 for theuser to attached a detachable battery 20, for the battery chargingcircuitry 40 processor starts charging the first internal battery 21,and the processor 10 activates the power switching circuitry 50 toprovide power from the second internal battery 22 to the apparatuselectronic circuitry 60 and to the battery charging processor circuitry10, 40. And stop charging the 2^(nd) internal battery.

FIG. 5 wherein when the battery charging circuitry 40 charging the1^(st) internal battery 21, using power from the detachable battery 20,during charging process if the detachable battery becomes exhausted orremoved by the user, prior to the 1^(st) internal battery 21 gets fullycharged up, the 1^(st) internal battery condition detection circuitry 30detects the battery charge capacity and send a signal to the batterycharging processor 10, and the processor determines that the chargingprocess is no longer in progress, and accordingly initiates the 1^(st)internal low battery detection signaling device 70, for the user toinsert a charged up detachable battery 20, so the battery chargingcircuitry 40 to continue charging the 1^(st) internal battery 21 unitthe first internal battery 21 reaches a certain level charge capacity.

The apparatus alerting circuitry FIG. 6, wherein the apparatus processor1^(st) internal battery detection circuitry 30 detects first internalbattery 21, and 2^(nd) internal low battery condition, the processor 10activates the alerting circuitry 70, and generates alert signal for theuser to insert a charged up detachable battery 20, for the batterycharging circuitry 40 to charge the 1^(st) internal low battery 21, andat a predetermined time if the user does not attaché a charged updetachable battery 20, the processor 10 sends a signal to thecommunication apparatus electronic circuitry 60 to transmit a signal toa monitoring station 80.

The present invention wireless communication apparatus additionallycontains FIG. 7 a low battery detection circuitry 90 configured todetect the detachable battery 20 condition, the signaling device 70 isfurther configured to initiate a distinct alert signal(s) to notify theuser that the detachable battery 20 has reached a predetermined lowbattery power level example at 200 ma capacity remaining, and there forbattery charging circuitry will stop charging the 1^(st) internalbattery, for the user to detach and charge the detachable battery 20 bythe use of an external charger, while the power switching circuitry 50is providing power to the wireless communication apparatus electroniccircuitry and to the battery charge processor circuitry from 2^(nd)internal battery. The apparatus signaling device 70 initiates alertsignal(s) for the user to re-attach or insert a charged up detachablebattery 20 to the housing wherein, when the internal 1^(st) battery 21or second battery 22 becomes in low battery condition.

1- Automatic dual battery charger mobile communication apparatus,utilizing a detachable battery or other wireless power means used tocharge said apparatus first internal battery, and said first internalbattery power is used to charge said apparatus second internal battery,and provide power to said apparatus electronic circuitry, comprising: ahousing containing a first and a second internal rechargeable battery, adetachable battery attached or inserted into said housing used to chargesaid first internal battery, a processor having a low battery detectioncircuitry configured to detect low battery condition of said first andsaid second internal batteries, and a battery charging circuitryconfigured to charge said first and said second internal battery, and apower switching circuitry configured to supply power from said first orsecond internal battery to said apparatus electronic circuitry, and alow battery detection signaling circuitry, an RF transceiver circuitryused to establish RF communication with other communication devicesthrough a wireless communication network, wherein when said firstinternal battery providing power to said communication apparatuselectronic circuitry, said battery charging circuitry is configured toobtain power from said first internal battery and charge said apparatussecond internal battery. said apparatus low battery detection circuitryupon detecting said first internal low battery condition, said processoractivates said apparatus signaling circuitry for the user to attach saiddetachable battery to said apparatus, for said battery chargingcircuitry to obtain power from said detachable battery to charge saidfirst internal battery, as the power switching circuitry providing powerfrom said second internal battery to said communication apparatuselectronic circuitry. 2- Automatic dual battery charger mobilecommunication apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said mobilecommunication apparatus RF transceiver receives signals from cell/radiotowers to coordinate said apparatus location, or said mobilecommunication apparatus may contain a positioning locator receiverconfigured to receive signals from GPS satellites to coordinate saidapparatus location, and may transmit said received coordinate signals toa monitoring station. 3- Automatic dual battery charger mobilecommunication apparatus as claimed in claim 2, wherein said mobilecommunication apparatus utilizes a tamper detection housing securelyattached to a subject to be monitored, the tamper detection housing isconfigured to detect housing tamper or removal of said housing from saidsubject to be monitored, said mobile communication apparatus processorin response to detecting tamper condition, said processor RF transceiveris configured to transmit at least one signal comprising anidentification of the apparatus, the identification of the apparatus anda condition of the apparatus, the identification of the apparatus andpositioning location information of the apparatus, or the identificationof the apparatus, the condition of the apparatus, and the positioninglocation information of the apparatus to a monitoring station. 4-Automatic dual battery charger mobile communication apparatus as claimedin claim 2, wherein said mobile communication apparatus utilizes ahousing securely attached to a subject to be monitored with a removaltamper sensor or by a removal tamper detection strap, or both removaltamper sensor and a removal tamper detection strap, said mobilecommunication apparatus processor in response to detecting tampercondition, said processor RF transceiver is configured to transmit atleast one signal comprising an identification of the apparatus, theidentification of the apparatus and a condition of the apparatus, theidentification of the apparatus and positioning location information ofthe apparatus, or the identification of the apparatus, the condition ofthe apparatus, and the positioning location information of the apparatusto a monitoring station. 5- Automatic dual battery charger mobilecommunication apparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said mobilecommunication apparatus processor low battery detection circuitrydetects said apparatus first internal battery at a preset low levelcondition, said processor battery charging circuitry automaticallycharges said first internal battery, wherein when a detachable batteryor other wireless power source is attached to said communicationapparatus. 6- Automatic dual battery charger mobile communicationapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein said apparatus processor lowbattery detection circuitry in response to detecting said communicationapparatus second internal low battery condition, said apparatusprocessor may transmit a signal(s) to a monitoring station indicative ofsaid mobile communication second internal battery is in low condition.7- Automatic dual battery charger mobile communication apparatus asclaimed in claim 1, wherein when said mobile communication apparatusprocessor battery charge detection circuitry detects said apparatusfirst internal battery or second internal battery is not charging, saidprocessor activates said mobile communication apparatus signalingcircuitry to notify said subject to be monitored indicating saidapparatus first or second internal battery is exhausted and not holdingcharge, and the apparatus processor may transmit a signal to amonitoring station indicative of said mobile communication device firstor second internal battery is exhausted and not holding charge. 8-Automatic dual battery charger mobile communication apparatus as claimedin claim 1 wherein said apparatus detachable battery becomes low, saidprocessor low battery detection circuitry detects said detachablebattery low condition and activates said signaling circuitry indicativeto the user that the detachable battery has reached a set low powerlevel, for the user to replace or detach and charge said detachablebattery. 9- Automatic dual battery charger mobile communicationapparatus as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said battery chargingcircuitry is charging said first internal battery obtaining power fromsaid detachable battery, if said detachable battery becomes exhausted orremoved, said communication apparatus processor activates said signalingdevice circuitry to alert the user said internal battery is not fullycharged, for the user to inset a charged up detachable battery to chargesaid first internal battery.